Peter Bentley Sr.

Peter Bentley Sr. (1805-26 September 1875) was Mayor of Jersey City from April 1843 to April 1844, succeeding Thomas A. Alexander and preceding Phineas C. Dummer.

Biography
Peter Bentley Sr. was born in Halfmoon, New York in 1805, and he moved to Jersey City, New Jersey in 1825 and became a lawyer in 1834. He later became a bank president and was involved with other business pursuits, and he went on to serve as Mayor from 1843 to 1844. He died in 1875.